Built In Staff

Updated on April 03, 2025

Culver City and the Hayden Tract neighborhood are now home to some of the most well-known startups in the LA area.

Kanika Soni joins the team with more than two decades of consumer technology experience.

With big names like Grubhub and Seamless merging and going public, the restaurant delivery industry is already changing and consolidating. But Venice-based ChowNow adds nuance to the crowded marketplace by not just serving as a delivery tool between restaurants and customers, but as a form of communication between the two.

Built In LA has carefully selected 50 young companies (all less than five years old) that we believe will make a big splash over the next 12 months.  

For years, forward-thinking tech companies have offered their employees a bonus for thinking about retirement by offering 401(k) match programs, but what they and their millennial employees are beginning to understand is that student loans — not retirement — should come first. Here are five local tech companies who help their employees out by offering tuition reimbursement.

ChowNow surpasses Closes $20M Series B, launches new consumer-focused online food ordering service

Alyssa Schroer

Updated on April 03, 2025

May 2018: Whether it's UX, UI or overall creative direction, design is a pivotal need for any company. These startups and tech companies in Los Angeles are on the hunt for their next designer, so get your portfolio ready.

Stephen Gossett

Updated on February 28, 2025

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